IMPORTUNITY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Insistent solicitation and entreaty

Example:

his importunity left me no alternative but to agree

Synonyms:

importunity; urgency; urging

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("importunity" is a kind of...):

solicitation (an entreaty addressed to someone of superior status)

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